Renaissance & Reformation

What does the word renaissance mean?

• recreate

• reemerge

• rebirth

• reinvent

During the Renaissance, people became interested in

• mathematics.

• the ancient Greeks and Romans.

• Petrarch.

• gold.

What invention helped to spread the ideas of the Renaissance?

• the printing press

• the caravel

• the telescope

• eyeglasses

Who was Johann Gutenberg?

• the inventor of the telescope

• the inventor of the printing press

• the founder of the laws of planetary motion

• a religious reformer

Why were Copernicus’ proposals about the solar system so unique?

• People believed that Earth was the center of the universe.

• People believed that the Moon was the center of the universe.

• People believed that the Sun was the center of the universe.

• People believed that Earth was flat.

What did an indulgence grant a person?

• a pardon for sin

• money for food

• an interview with a priest

• a guarantee into heaven

Why did Luther disapprove of indulgences?

• He felt the church was not charging enough.

• He felt that faith alone was the only path to salvation.

• He believed the Pope was corrupt.

• all of the these

The movement to change the church during the Renaissance was called?

• Counter-Reformation

• Counter- Revolution

• Revolution

• Reformation

People who wanted the Catholic Church reformed (changed) were called?

• Lutherans

• Calvinists

• protesters

• Protestants

In his attempt to reform the Catholic Church, what did Martin Luther do?

• Bought a certificate of indulgence to be pardoned.
• Helped Pope Leo X rebuild St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
• Prepared a list of 95 arguments against indulgences.
• Decided to become a lawyer.